Meet Amy

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist

Amy’s been part of the Teenage Mental Health team for several years and has supported us in a variety of roles as we’ve grown.

Warm, approachable and thoughtful, Amy’s particularly good at building trust with young people who may initially find it difficult to open up or talk about how they’re feeling. She gives them the time and space to feel comfortable, without pressure or judgement.

Experience

Amy began by supporting parent and community groups, before moving into counselling work with adults and young adults. She went on to complete her MA in Child and Adolescent Counselling and Psychotherapy in 2025.

Since qualifying, Amy’s worked with children, adolescents and young adults struggling with a wide range of emotional and mental health difficulties. She helps them make more sense of what they’re feeling, understand patterns in their relationships and begin to find ways forward.

Amy’s also worked across other areas of TMH, giving her a broader understanding of what individuals and families need when they first reach out for support, as well as during therapy itself.

Amy’s experience includes working with young people struggling with:

Anxiety and feeling overwhelmed
Low self-esteem and confidence
Friendship and relationship difficulties
Difficulties managing strong emotions
Identity and growing up
Family difficulties and changes at home
Trauma, grief and loss
Challenges associated with neurodivergence

Qualifications and training

MA Child and Adolescent Counselling and Psychotherapy (2025)
Ongoing psychodynamic and therapeutic CPD and training

Amy’s approach

Amy understands that young people don’t always arrive at therapy knowing exactly what’s wrong, or knowing how to put what they’re experiencing into words.

She works at the young person’s pace, giving them time to build trust and explore thoughts, feelings and experiences without feeling pushed to talk before they’re ready.

Her psychodynamic approach also means looking beyond what may be happening on the surface, helping young people begin to understand patterns in how they feel, relate to others and respond to difficult situations.

Warm and reflective, Amy wants young people to feel that therapy is somewhere they can be themselves, while gradually developing a stronger understanding of who they are and what they need.